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mittee's course with reference 'to our calling witnesses ? If not, I 

 would have to take the best I could get from Mr. Basselin. 



Chairman Ryan. — We understand you wish to suspend his examina- 

 tion now ? 



Mr. Anibal. — No; not now. Simply whether I would suspend now 

 and submit that to be called in further on. 



Chairman Ryan. — I think you had better finish with Mr. Basselin. 



By Mr. Anibal: 



Q. Take the land, for instance, that are north of what is termed the 

 blue lines, which way do the waters, take it from the upper SaraEac 

 lake, which way do the waters run ? 



Mr. Adams. ^- Don't the map show the water-courses so that, by 

 reference to the map that can be ascertained V 



Mr. Anibal.— I don't think it does. 



Mr. Adams. — I think the water courses there are pretty correct. 



Q. Don't the waters from the upper Saranac run in the St. Law- 

 rence ? 



A. Yes; you gentlemen, will see a blue line rather erratic there that 

 outlines and covers pretty near all of the waters that go into the 

 Hudson, the waters outside of, that go to the St. Lawrence. 



Chairman Ryan.— I think We understood all of that last evening' 

 you explained why you didn't go further north, you only wanted the 

 waters that flow into the Hudson. 



Q. At that meeting in New York or at others times, in consultation 

 with people with reference to this proposed park, has it been broached 

 to -you ,as commissioner that some of the persons were opposed to a 

 park for reasons that they themselves wished to own private resi- 

 dences and park lands in the Adirondack, for a summer resort for 

 themselves and for their clubs, which would be outside of the State 

 park; in other words, they would be amenable to no persons except 

 State law ? 



A. The point was raised to me by an individual whom we 

 considered well informed, that a smaller part taking in the 

 heart of the wilderness — that the State, if it acquired this park, 

 must acquire the park in its entirety; this is the argument 

 of this gentleman, that it couldn't have any signs, "Keep off 

 the grass," and fences and one thing and another put up in the 

 park; that the State must own this park; he said, there is a strong 

 feeling of private clubs wanting hunting privileges, and so on, by 

 taking a smaller area you would still leave forest enough to satisfy 

 that craving of the people of the State, that is, wealthy individuals 



